Ok, @Zachary West @Eric Anderson @Angela Griffin @Jacob Oberle (and anyone else who wants to join!), you took up the gauntlet that was thrown down a few weeks ago... and now the time has come to act on the challenge 😅 So. This is my official, public, commitment. I am almost halfway through my initial story-level edit, and I have 52 scenes left. By the end of July, I am committing to having revised all 52 of those scenes as necessary, and be at least 8 scenes into my scene-level edit. That adds up to about two scenes per day. 60 scenes in 30 days. I'll stay accountable weekly here in the community, consistent with the rules of the 30K in 30 Days challenge, and I hope y'all keep me accountable!!! Excited to be writing with you through the summer chaos!

Seeing my debut featured on a BookBub deal this morning is… possibly one of the greatest Wins I have ever had in my life 🙌🏼

More than twenty years to finally finish my first book. Aiming for 18 months for number two!

“Preparing to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Scheduling time to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Making a to-do list for the thing isn't doing the thing. Telling people you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Messaging friends who may or may not be doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Writing a banger tweet about how you're going to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on yourself for not doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on other people who have done the thing isn't doing the thing. Hating on the obstacles in the way of doing the thing isn't doing the thing. Fantasizing about all of the adoration you'll receive once you do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how to do the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading about how other people did the thing isn't doing the thing. Reading this essay isn't doing the thing. The only thing that is doing the thing is doing the thing.” — Strangest Loop I don't know about you guys, but when I feel like I'm "failing," I often find through self-reflection that I am doing something on this list other than doing the thing. Anyone else?

Just a friendly reminder! If you have any friends who would enjoy StoryClub, you can earn 40% of their monthly membership fee when you refer them! It's super easy, too. Go to the Settings button, then Invite. There should be a personalized referral code that you can share around and start earning. You earn 40% every month. The other 60% goes to Operation Literacy to help fund its mission of teaching kids a love of reading. Feel free to message me, @Eric Anderson or @JoAnne Maluti if you have any questions!